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When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century America
Kilde, Jeanne Halgren (Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Macalester College)
When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century America
Kilde, Jeanne Halgren (Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Macalester College)
Late 19th century Protestant churches in America contained extraordinary new auxiliary spaces, including kitchens, dining rooms, and lounges. Many contained proscenium arches, marquee lighting, and theatre seats. Jeanne Halgren Kilde focuses on how the buildings helped to negotiate supernatural, social, and personal power.
324 pages, numerous halftones
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | July 25, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780195143416 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 328 |
Dimensions | 237 × 161 × 34 mm · 654 g |